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jelazakazone

Three random oddments

Mar 14, 2007 21:02

I recently had two different people use the phrase "perfect storm" in completely different situations but to mean essentially the same thing. I didn't realize it had become so commonplace. (I have yet to read the book. I had to go to wikipedia to make sure it meant what I thought it did.)

And last week I heard about John Mayer. I think he ( Read more... )

dd2 story, random bits from the news

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jelazakazone March 15 2007, 01:07:34 UTC

Heh. Aren't two years about as cute as it gets? DD2 also screams "waaa" as soon as we get outside because she wants to walk. She's not finishing most words at the moment. I know it will end soon. DH is getting a little frustrated at her lack of ability to fully express herself, but I usually know what she wants. Does yours let herself be washed off?

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jelazakazone March 15 2007, 02:07:23 UTC

Oh yes. DD2 does not want to have her diaper changed either. The other day I tried to put her in the Ergo (soft frame back carrier) and she clenched her legs together, the little sneak!

Interesting about the talking. Same with DD2, although I'd say it's more like a week, not a month! All of a sudden, her language has really taken off. I love this stage.

alltoocozy March 15 2007, 02:08:53 UTC

I didn't listen to the NPR interview, but I interpret that John Mayer song differently - and more sympathetically. For one thing, Mayer turned 18 in 1995 -- that means his entire political adulthood has been during the craziness of the Clinton attacks and impeachment, followed by the corrupted 2000 election, and the horrible Bush administration - 9/11, Iraq war and lies, Katrina, etc... I wouldn't feel too empowered if that's all I'd ever known politically, either.
And for another, the song ends on a note of 'when we're in power' -- which is less passive than "I'm just sitting around..." -- but it's perfectly realistic for 30-year-olds to be pessimistic about what a mess things are.

I also have a different take on the New Yorker article - one of these days I'll get to the post that's been percolating on that one.

jelazakazone March 15 2007, 02:20:23 UTC

I had no idea how the song ended. They didn't play that part:( I'd be curious to see what you think after you listen to the interview. I think the relevant part is only like 3-4 minutes long. It's definitely a more positive note than the beginning of the song.

I can't say that I feel politically empowered and I'm 10 years older than he is.

I'll be very curious to hear what you have to say about that New Yorker article. For me, it was like reading a train wreck. I can't imagine having all my contact info out there so easily accessible and as a parent, I can't imagine my girls having it out there and so accessible.

jelazakazone March 15 2007, 12:56:27 UTC

Did you see the below comment about Mayer? I find it disturbing to think that there is an entire generation of people who think it's ok to sit around and wait until the people in power die until they start to do something.

alltoocozy March 15 2007, 13:52:23 UTC

Well, that's not how I interpret the song.

Not that I'm a huge John Mayer fan or anything -- but I just don't hear the song that way. *shrug*

That's the fun of poetry/song lyrics, I guess...

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mo_hair March 15 2007, 04:13:20 UTC

i've been meaning to write this exact post about the mayer song as well. i cringe every freakin' time i hear it! is it the whiniest thing i've ever heard! i have no bloody sympathy; i grew up in a period between reagon-omics and college in dc WHILE president clinton was teaching is all to redefine the word "sex." when was in grade school i remember that everyone in my class was sure we would all die in some global nuclear war. i'm sure that for most teens and twenty somethings, life feels fairly powerless- it did for me, too. sure you get to vote, but what else? you follow the lessons of history and exercise you democratic right to assemble, organize, and protest. it is hard work. it is frustrating as hell. but as a citizen who gets to sit here and whine about how he doesn't like the way things are going, he also has a responsibility to work for change ( ... )

jelazakazone March 15 2007, 12:55:14 UTC

Thanks for your perspective on this. I am curious about how his message is being perceived by the masses:)

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jelazakazone March 19 2007, 20:15:51 UTC

Uh. I don't know any of his other songs. I didn't think his stuff was good. And I didn't like his message either:P Just call me Miss Crankypants:)